Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,419, Edmond Flint, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Flint, Edmond or Edmund
NUMBER
S.30.419
CONTENTS

15576 Massachusetts
Edmund Flint of Wadsworth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Spart of the Regt commanded by Colonel in the Mass line for 15 months & 20 days
Call
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 52 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of June 1833 and sent Sam l Dana  Colon  Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $104.44 Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.  26.11 $130.55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. C. Garrison Clerk Book 2 Vol 24 Page 25
Indolence

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1739 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas  Bristol , now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid
Edmund Trafton of Ashby in said County aged seventy four years
Who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
1 That he engaged to go to Peunderoga for 3 months in the Company of Capt. James Benezet of Reading in the Regt. of Col. Jonathan Read, he marched to Peunderoga and was stationed at Mount Independence and there continued with his Company until he served five months and was dismissed. 2 In AD 1777 he agreed to go into service to guard Pownys troops then laying at Lee's Hill in Cambridge he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Johnson of Col. Lincoln's Regt. at Watertown and there continued and did Guard duty until he served out his two months but for this term he can find no proof. 3 In AD 1778 he engaged to go into the Continental service for nine months and enlisted at Freshfield and was ordered into the Company of Capt. Allen in Col. Thomas's Regt. of the Marlinton Regiment was stationed at Freshfield and also lay at Newberg and here continued with them and did duty until he served out his term of nine months when he received a discharge from the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, which he has lost by time and accident.
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He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, subscribed the day and year aforesaid Sworn to and
J. P. May  Edmond H. Frost
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex We Ezekiel L. Bascomb a Clergyman residing in the town of Ashley in the county of Middlesex and Cushing Barr of the same Ashley hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edmund Hunt, who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Sam d Dana Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth.
Ezekiel L. Bascomb Cushing Barr
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev d Ezekiel L. Bascomb who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Ashley and that Cushing Barr of the same Ashley is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. May Clerk of the Court
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Edmund Hunt for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Saml. Fisher

Declaration of Edmund Flint
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pleas to direct to Genl. Dana Esq. Gaston Ms.
5 Mo. Mass. forces Dep. Aaron Barker 5. In Continental service Proof at Beaufort 9. 2 Mo. at Winter Hill defection

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex on the seventeenth day of August A. D. 1932 On the application of Edmund Flint claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer,
I was born in Reading in Mass. on the 18 Dec. AD 1758
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer,
I have no family record, but there is one in Reading Town book
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer,
I was living in Reading where I lived till 1790 and then removed to Ashley where I have since & now do live
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer,
All my services were voluntary
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service? Answer,
I saw Genl Gates at Trundooza, Brig Genl Brickett 6 did you ever receive any discharge from service, & if so where is it? Ans: I never received any discharge from the Militia or State service from the Continental service I recd a discharge which I have lost by accident as stated in my declaration.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution? Answer,
Rev W. B. Ascomb Rev. T. Willard Hon John Locke Cap. Henry Green Capt. B. Bumpass Balcomb and Isaac Hadwell Selectmen of Ashley
Sworn to the J. M. May W.

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Edmund Hunt Massachusetts
on Roll Col M's Reg enlisted 18 June 1778) dis- charged 7 March 1779 8 mos. 20 days
Put at 15 Mos 20 days
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BRIEF in the case of  County of Middlesex
Edmund Plunk in the State of — Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Enld In 17 — " 5 " Private Capt Bancroft Col Head   Enlisted 1777 " " 2 " Capt Johnson Col Gerrish   — 1778 " " 9 " Capt Spen Col M c Donough  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Reading Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not proper by attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
M c Lough Examining Clerk.

INDEX
File No. 30 419
Edmund Flint
Li Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index — Vol. 3 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Ebenezer Buxton of Reading in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, Yeoman, of seventy seven years of age. do depose and say that in the latter part of June or first as a private soldier in the service of the United States of July A.D. 1876, I enlisted into the Company commanded by James Banroft of said Reading and Col Reeds Regiment for the term of five months and went with said Company to Secondaroga and there did duty in said Company for the said term of five months and was then with said Company discharged. At which time I was well acquainted with Edmund Flint, who then lived in said Reading but now resides in Ashby in the County of Middlesex who enlisted, in the same Company with me and went with said Company to Secondaroga and in said Company did duty as a private during the whole term of said five months, and was with me and said Company regularly discharged at the expiration of said term,
Reading February 11 th A.D. 1883.
Ebenezer Buxton
State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
On this eleventh day of February A.D. 1883 personally appeared the above-named Ebenezer Buxton and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him were true according to his best knowledge and belief. And I further certify that said Ebenezer Buxton is a man whose character for veracity is undoubted and that his testimony is worthy of the fullest credence before me Joshua Purratt Justice of the Peace

Affidavit of Eben Norton in the case of Edward Hilt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Elias Thurney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within said County, do Certify that Joshua Prescott Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Middlesex & that his name set to the within Certificate is his own proper signature
In testimony whereof, I have here- unto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court The Thirteenth day of February 1833
E. Thurney.

I Aaron Parker of Reading in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts Yeoman of seventy five years of age do depose and say that in last of June or first of July A.D. 1776, I enlisted as a private in to the Company com- manded by Capt James Bancroft of Reading in Col — Heads Regiment in the service of the United States for the term of five months and went with said Com- pany to Concord and there performed Military duty for the said term of five months and was then with said Company regularly discharged. During which time I was well acquainted with Edmund Flint who then lived in said Reading, but now resides in Ashby in said County of Middlesex and I well know that said Edmund Flint enlisted in to the same company with me and went to Concord and there performed military duty as a private soldier with me in said Company during the whole term of five months and was then with me and said Company regularly discharged. at the expiration of said five months Reading February 11 th A.D. 1833.
Aaron Parker
—State of Massachusetts. —County of Middlesex ss.
On this eleventh day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared Aaron Parker above named and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed were true accord- ing to his best knowledge and belief, and I further certify that said Aaron Parker is a man of good moral character and that his testimony is worthy of the fullest credit.
Before me. Joshua Pillsbury Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Ss. I. Elias Thurney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, do certify that Joshua Prescott Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace within said county, and that his name set to the within certificate is his own proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the thirteenth day of February 1833
E. Thurney.